Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Vienne | |
| Canton | Bièvre | |
| Community association | Bièvre Isère | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 20 ′ N , 5 ° 21 ′ E | |
| height | 337-627 m | |
| surface | 18.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,887 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 154 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38870 | |
| INSEE code | 38457 | |
| Website | http://www.st-simeon-de-bressieux.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux |
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Saint-Simeon-de-Bressieux is a French commune with 3,225 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; administratively it belongs to the arrondissement Vienne and is part of the canton Bièvre . The inhabitants are called Saint-Siméonais .
geography
Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux is located about 42 kilometers northwest of Grenoble , at the foot of the Chartreuse massif . Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of La-Côte-Saint-André in the north, Brézins in the east, Saint-Pierre-de-Bressieux and Bressieux in the south-east, Marnans in the south, Châtenay in the west and Sardieu in the north-west.
The former route nationale 519 (today's D119) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,774 | 1,861 | 2,527 | 2,600 | 2,437 | 2,498 | 2,710 | 2,808 |
Attractions
- Former Girodon silk weaver school from 1873, Monument historique since 1990
- Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux castle, originally from the 15th century, rebuilt in the 17th century
- Étang Les Essarts in the Chambaran
